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==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
Plessie first appears in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 1]]-4, [[Plessie's Plunging Falls]], where [[Mario]] and company must ride it through a river to reach the [[Goal Pole]]. It also appears in [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 5]]-1, [[Sunshine Seaside]]; {{world|bowser|2}}, [[Plessie's Dune Downhill]], where it slides through sand; {{world|bowser|5}}, [[Deepwater Dungeon]]; and {{world|star2|1}}, [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]]. Plessie also makes a few cameos outside of these levels. In {{world|crown|crown}}, [[Champion's Road]], it appears at the end of the stage alongside other friendly non-playable characters gather to congratulate the player. It also appears in the game's title screen, and in the credits scene.
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Switch port]], Plessie first appears in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 1]]-4, [[Plessie's Plunging Falls]], where [[Mario]] and company must ride it through a river to reach the [[Goal Pole]]. It also appears in [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 5]]-1, [[Sunshine Seaside]]; {{world|bowser|2}}, [[Plessie's Dune Downhill]], where it slides through sand; {{world|bowser|5}}, [[Deepwater Dungeon]]; and {{world|star2|1}}, [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]]. Plessie also makes a few cameos outside of these levels. In {{world|crown|crown}}, [[Champion's Road]], it appears at the end of the stage alongside other friendly non-playable characters gather to congratulate the player. It also appears in the game's title screen, and in the credits scene.


To control Plessie, players can tilt either the control stick or control pad, depending on the controller. To speed up and slow down, players tilt up and down respectively. Players can also press the jump button to jump, which can be used to defeat enemies and reach higher ground. If more players are riding Plessie, they can cooperate to tilt it further. If Plessie falls off a course, however, the lives lost is dependent on the amount of players riding it.
To control Plessie, players can tilt either the control stick or control pad, depending on the controller. To speed up and slow down, players tilt up and down respectively. Players can also press the jump button to jump, which can be used to defeat enemies and reach higher ground. If more players are riding Plessie, they can cooperate to tilt it further. If Plessie falls off a course, however, the lives lost is dependent on the amount of players riding it.
[[File:SM3DW BF Plessie Sliding.jpg|thumb|left|Plessie sliding with Mario on its back in ''Bowser's Fury''.]]
Plessie also appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]'' where it helps Mario reaching the various islands of [[Lake Lapcat]] by carrying him on its back. Like in ''Super Mario 3D World'', Plessie is able to swim and slide on ground. Unlike in said game, however, the player has full control over Plessie's movements and Plessie is also able to dive underwater to then perform a high jump that now features a peculiar visual effect.


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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SM3DW Plessie Swimming.jpg|Plessie swimming in Rainbow Run
SM3DW Plessie Swimming.jpg|Plessie swimming in Rainbow Run
SM3DW Plessie Greeting 2.jpg|Plessie greeting Toad in Champion's Road
SM3DW Plessie Greeting 2.jpg|Plessie greeting Toad in Champion's Road
SM3DW BF Plessie Swimming.jpg|Plessie swimming in [[Lake Lapcat]]
SM3DW BF Plessie Jumping.jpg|Plessie jumping over Lake Lapcat
SM3DW BF Plessie Sliding.jpg|Plessie sliding on an island of Lake Lapcat
SM3DW BF Plessie Sliding 2.jpg|Plessie sliding on an island of Lake Lapcat
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Revision as of 10:46, January 21, 2021

Not to be confused with Dorrie.

Template:Character-infobox Plessie is a friendly character resembling a nothosaur (yet referred to as a "dinosaur" by Nintendo) that debuted in Super Mario 3D World. In the game, it allows the playable characters to ride it through certain levels, similarly to Dorrie in Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. Plessie's name is a portmanteau of "plesiosaur" and "Nessie." The former is an extinct group of large marine reptiles that are often confused as dinosaurs, whereas the latter is the nickname given to the Loch Ness Monster. Its design shares some features with the design of Yoshis, such as the bipedal posture with short legs, the white soft tissue that spans the lower part of the body, big oval eyes pointing forward which feature a white sclera, the nostrils being hosted near the top of a round protruding end of the upper part of the muzzle, and a crest on the back of the head, although the shape of the latter is different. They also share the same suffix, -sshi (「ッシー」), in their Japanese names.

History

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

In Super Mario 3D World and its Switch port, Plessie first appears in World 1-4, Plessie's Plunging Falls, where Mario and company must ride it through a river to reach the Goal Pole. It also appears in World 5-1, Sunshine Seaside; World Bowser-2, Plessie's Dune Downhill, where it slides through sand; World Bowser-5, Deepwater Dungeon; and World Star-1, Rainbow Run. Plessie also makes a few cameos outside of these levels. In World Crown-Crown, Champion's Road, it appears at the end of the stage alongside other friendly non-playable characters gather to congratulate the player. It also appears in the game's title screen, and in the credits scene.

To control Plessie, players can tilt either the control stick or control pad, depending on the controller. To speed up and slow down, players tilt up and down respectively. Players can also press the jump button to jump, which can be used to defeat enemies and reach higher ground. If more players are riding Plessie, they can cooperate to tilt it further. If Plessie falls off a course, however, the lives lost is dependent on the amount of players riding it.

Plessie sliding with Mario on its back in Bowser's Fury.
Plessie sliding with Mario on its back in Bowser's Fury.

Plessie also appears in Bowser's Fury where it helps Mario reaching the various islands of Lake Lapcat by carrying him on its back. Like in Super Mario 3D World, Plessie is able to swim and slide on ground. Unlike in said game, however, the player has full control over Plessie's movements and Plessie is also able to dive underwater to then perform a high jump that now features a peculiar visual effect.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Plessie appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a support spirit. It gives fighters the ability to remain in the water indefinitely. The fight to capture the spirit takes place on Great Bay, against a giant Yoshi simulating Plessie.

Physical appearance

Despite being named after plesiosaurs, Plessie is designed after a bipedal nothosaur. Plessie is three to four times as tall as Mario, although the artwork made for the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack shows it being around only twice as tall as Mario. Plessie is visibly fat, and this trait is actually used to slide on its belly outside bodies of water. The bottom of each foot, including the toes, is fully covered by a white pad. The back features four darker stripes with rounded borders that are perpendicular with respect to the tail. Plessie's head features two big eyes, each with an orange eyelid, a white sclera, and a big oval pupil surrounded by an aqua green iris. The upper part of the muzzle is elongated like that of a crocodile, with a white protruding end hosting two nostrils near its top. The tail is long and ends with a three-lobed structure resting on the coronal plane, similar to the crest and having the same cyan color as well. Plessie is always seen wearing a red bandana knotted on the left side of the neck.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Game Type Class Effect How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponents Battle conditions Stage Song
Plessie Artwork of Plessie with the four playable characters, from Super Mario 3D World. Super Mario Series Support (1) Novice Swimmer World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board Giant Yoshi *The enemy is giant Great Bay Slide

Gallery

Artwork

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese Raidon[1]
(internal)
プレッシー
Puresshī

From 「ライド」 (raido, ride) and "-don", a common suffix for dinosaur names. Also, possibly a pun based on the English "ride on". Reused as the basis for the Raidon Bus in Super Mario Odyssey.

From Plesiosaurus and seemingly Yosshī and/or Neshi.

Chinese 浦雷斯[2][3]
Pǔléisī
Plessie

Dutch Plessie
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German Plessie
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Italian Plessie
-
Korean 플레시
Peullesi
Plessie

Portuguese (NOE) Plessie
-
Russian Плесси
Plessi
Plessie

Spanish Plessie
-

Trivia

Plessie being petted in Deepwater Dungeon of Super Mario 3D World.
Plessie being petted in Deepwater Dungeon.
  • Before and after riding Plessie, the GamePad player can pet it by rubbing it with the stylus. Doing so makes it laugh and give them five Coins.
  • The music that plays while riding Plessie in the levels he appears in is an arrangement of "Slider" from Super Mario 64.
  • The official European sites of Super Mario 3D World feature a short description of Plessie in which it is stated to be a dinosaur,[4][5] referring to it as a male in languages where the term dinosaur is typically male. However, in the German translation of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., where Plessie's species is not stated, it is referred to as being female.[6]

References

  1. ^ Super Mario 3D World internal filename (Raidon)
  2. ^ 《超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》的介紹影片公開中,介紹新的遊玩模式和新元素 Nintendo. Retrieved Janaury 14, 2021.
  3. ^ 《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》的介绍视频公开中,介绍新的游玩模式和新元素 Nintendo. Retrieved Janaury 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Game World section of the official UK and Irish site of Super Mario 3D World. The text referred to Plessie is Meet Plessie, a helpful dinosaur who just loves to ride down rapids!
  5. ^ Plessie's bio on page 225 of the French translation of the Super Mario Bros. EncyclopediaMedia:PlessieESMBFre.png, in which the use of il (he) could indicate either a male or undetermined gender for Plessie, as masculine gender can also have a neutral meaning in French.
  6. ^ Plessie's bio on page 225 of the German translation of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.Media:ESMB German Plessie.png, note the use of sie (she) and ihr (her) indicating that Plessie is female. On the other hand, in the Game World section of the official German site of Super Mario 3D World, Plessie is described as being a dinosaur (Lerne Plessie, den freundlichen Dinosaurier, kennen, der total gerne durch Stromschnellen gleitet!) and is thus referred to as male, as can be seen by the use of den freundlichen Dinosaurier and der.